Salvatore Ferragamo Windows, Christmas 2015.
December 26, 2015 § 1 Comment
In 1955 my grandfather, Ben Benjamin, then the general manager for I. Miller shoes embarked on a European trip to help improve the production value of the I. Miller shoes being manufactured in Europe. In the letter below, written while they were in Italy, Salvatore Ferragmo’s sister, Rosina Ferragamo, is mentioned as worth seeing.






My Favorite Shoe Bloggers Are At It Again, Check Out The Latest From TheHistorialist.
November 12, 2015 § Leave a comment
A Salute To The Veterans And My Dad.
November 12, 2015 § Leave a comment
Repost from last year.
Here’s a salute to all the Veterans today and my cool dad who covered 4 presidential conferences as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes during WWII – Casablanca, Cairo, Tehran, Yalta, and Bitter Lakes. The photo below was taken sometime in the 1980’s. See more of his photos and read about him from an earlier post here.
Fabulous Photo of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, circa 1966.
November 8, 2015 § 9 Comments
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton reposted from Hollywood Babylon.
I might run from her for a thousand years and she is still my baby child. Our love is so furious that we burn each other out. Richard Burton speaking about his relationship with Elizabeth Taylor.
Famous quotes by Richard Burton.
In Honor Of The Last Episode Of Mad Men, My Own Mad Man, Arthur L. Benjamin.
May 18, 2015 § 6 Comments
Arthur L. Benjamin (far right) at the offices of Schwartz and Benjamin Inc., New York, NY. Luigino Rossi founder Rossimoda Footwear (center) 1973 .














